As air taxis creep closer to reality, Beta Technologies is touring its electric aircraft around the country.

The Vermont-based manufacturer is one of several companies working on electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft, part of a broad movement to find more efficient and environmentally sustainable options for air travel.

eVTOLs are battery operated and take off like a helicopter. The companies building them promise lower costs and reduced carbon emissions but have yet to receive certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly with passengers.

Beta, hoping to seek some regulatory approval as soon as next year, is competing with California-based Archer Aviation, which has promised air taxis at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and Boeing-backed Wisk Aero, whi

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